The research dataset “Statistics on international financial and capital transactions (SIFCT)” provides detailed information on capital transfers receivable and payable between residents and nonresidents, the acquisition and disposal of nonproduced, nonfinancial assets as well as transactions involving financial assets and liabilities and investment income.

The foreign status of non-banks shows all claims and liabilities of non-banks vis-à-vis foreigners arising from financial operations, transactions in goods and services, and derivative financial instruments on a monthly basis broken down by countries, currencies and maturities.

Deutsche Bundesbank und BaFin starten heute zum fünften Mal einen Stresstest zur Einschätzung der Ertragslage und Widerstandsfähigkeit von rund 1.300 kleinen und mittelgroßen Banken, die unter unmittelbarer nationaler Aufsicht in Deutschland stehen, die sogenannten „Less Significant Institutions“ (LSIs).

According to a flash estimate by the statistical office of the European Union, consumer prices in the euro area rose sharply on the year in March, with inflation as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices climbing to 7.5%, up from around 5.9% in February. Against this backdrop, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel once again spoke out in favour of normalising monetary policy in good time.

General government debt in Germany increased by €162 billion in 2021 to €2.476 trillion. This was largely a result of government support measures in the second year of the pandemic. The debt ratio, meaning the ratio of debt to gross domestic product, rose from 68.7% to 69.3%.